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These Things: The Poet's Cut

These things…They feed the souls desireThese things…Awakened by an inner fireThese things…Wrapping up my seemsGiving truth to all my dreamsThese things…Wet blades of grass at my soulsLaughing when dark times fallSweet delights patient to unfoldCrying today for the world tomorrowHearts pulse beating my drumNourishment from walking in the sunFitting in your arms like a gloveWriting my words in loveThese things…Each come and goThese things…Bring moments of growthThese things…

The Poet's Cut

Originally written in April 2011 I was becoming much more active and aware of everything sharing the moment with me. So often we drudge through our days consumed in thoughts of either past or future moments and miss the great opportunities of spending time with all the other elements of our current experience. It was giving attention to "these things" all the things that made up each moment that opened all the knowledge and discoveries I was seeking about myself.

The image was taken later in 2014 and for me captures the magic that presence adds to even a simple walk.